Section 04

India’s export data

The numbers behind every product and country page, side by side. Taken from the Department of Commerce’s TradeStat and UN Comtrade.

India’s exports, 2025-26: US$ 441.5 bn
Change from 2024-25: +0.9%

All goods

India’s merchandise exports

India’s merchandise exports · US$ million

Demand

Which products are rising and falling

Products worth at least US$ 10 million a year, by change from 2024-25 to 2025-26.

High demand

GlasswareUS$ 38 mn → US$ 55.9 mn+47.1%
Fresh bananaUS$ 380 mn → US$ 496 mn+30.5%
Millets (Shree Anna)US$ 56.1 mn → US$ 67.2 mn+19.9%
Fresh pomegranateUS$ 101 mn → US$ 121 mn+19%
ToysUS$ 169 mn → US$ 201 mn+18.5%
CoffeeUS$ 1.24 bn → US$ 1.41 bn+13%
Cashew kernelsUS$ 338 mn → US$ 379 mn+11.9%
Brass and art metalwareUS$ 32.7 mn → US$ 36.4 mn+11.4%
Frozen shrimpUS$ 5.14 bn → US$ 5.61 bn+9.1%
Processed foodUS$ 3.85 bn → US$ 4.19 bn+8.9%

Low demand

Jaggery (gur)US$ 55.4 mn → US$ 24.4 mn-55.9%
Cumin (jeera)US$ 732 mn → US$ 524 mn-28.4%
Handicrafts (cane, bamboo, jute and natural fibre)US$ 29.4 mn → US$ 23.3 mn-20.7%
Dairy productsUS$ 493 mn → US$ 407 mn-17.4%
Sesame seed (til)US$ 491 mn → US$ 423 mn-13.8%
Groundnut (peanut)US$ 795 mn → US$ 691 mn-13.1%
ChilliUS$ 1.26 bn → US$ 1.1 bn-12.9%
Non-basmati riceUS$ 6.53 bn → US$ 5.86 bn-10.2%
Wooden handicraftsUS$ 12.7 mn → US$ 11.5 mn-9%
Handloom productsUS$ 1.92 bn → US$ 1.75 bn-8.6%

Products

Our product guides, by export value

India’s exports of each product in 2025-26. Change is against 2024-25.

Name2025-26Change

1Generic medicines (formulations)US$ 21.9 bn-0.7%

2Readymade garmentsUS$ 15.8 bn-1.2%

3Auto parts and componentsUS$ 7.64 bn+1.8%

4Non-basmati riceUS$ 5.86 bn-10.2%

5Basmati riceUS$ 5.67 bn-4.6%

6Frozen shrimpUS$ 5.61 bn+9.1%

7Processed foodUS$ 4.19 bn+8.9%

8Cotton yarnUS$ 3.22 bn-4.1%

9SpicesUS$ 3.12 bn-5.1%

10Fresh vegetablesUS$ 2.26 bn+3%

11Ceramic and vitrified tilesUS$ 2.12 bn-0.5%

12Home textiles (bed, bath and kitchen linen)US$ 2.01 bn-5.7%

13Carpets and rugsUS$ 1.97 bn-5.9%

14Handloom productsUS$ 1.75 bn-8.6%

15FootwearUS$ 1.69 bn-4.7%

16PumpsUS$ 1.6 bn+5.2%

17Leather goods (bags, wallets, belts)US$ 1.59 bn-1.8%

18CoffeeUS$ 1.41 bn+13%

19Iron and steel castingsUS$ 1.25 bn+3.2%

20Plastic goods and packagingUS$ 1.21 bn+3.3%

21Granite and natural stoneUS$ 1.17 bn+0.7%

22ChilliUS$ 1.1 bn-12.9%

23TeaUS$ 899 mn+8%

24Essential oilsUS$ 899 mn-3.3%

25Groundnut (peanut)US$ 691 mn-13.1%

26Cumin (jeera)US$ 524 mn-28.4%

27Fresh bananaUS$ 496 mn+30.5%

28Fresh onionUS$ 430 mn-8.3%

29Sesame seed (til)US$ 423 mn-13.8%

30Dairy productsUS$ 407 mn-17.4%

31Guar gumUS$ 393 mn-7.1%

32Cashew kernelsUS$ 379 mn+11.9%

33Fresh grapesUS$ 368 mn+3.9%

34Paper and paperboard packagingUS$ 353 mn+6.1%

35TurmericUS$ 327 mn-4.2%

36Natural honeyUS$ 208 mn+0.7%

37Sports goodsUS$ 202 mn+2.6%

38ToysUS$ 201 mn+18.5%

39Ayurvedic and herbal productsUS$ 176 mn+7.1%

40Hand toolsUS$ 161 mn-7%

41Incense sticks (agarbatti) and dhoopUS$ 151 mn-0.4%

42Fresh mangoUS$ 148 mn-4.6%

43Imitation (fashion) jewelleryUS$ 132 mn-3.5%

44Fresh pomegranateUS$ 121 mn+19%

45Millets (Shree Anna)US$ 67.2 mn+19.9%

46GlasswareUS$ 55.9 mn+47.1%

47Brass and art metalwareUS$ 36.4 mn+11.4%

48Jaggery (gur)US$ 24.4 mn-55.9%

49Handicrafts (cane, bamboo, jute and natural fibre)US$ 23.3 mn-20.7%

50Makhana (fox nut)US$ 21.8 mn—

51Wooden handicraftsUS$ 11.5 mn-9%

52MushroomsUS$ 2.7 mn-16.6%

Opportunities

Where the biggest import gaps are

What each country imports from the whole world against what it buys from India — its own recorded imports in UN Comtrade, latest year it reported.

Countries

Our 30 countries, by what India sells them

Name2025-26Change

1United States of AmericaUS$ 87.3 bn+0.9%

2United Arab EmiratesUS$ 37.4 bn+2%

3ChinaUS$ 19.5 bn+36.6%

4NetherlandsUS$ 17.5 bn-23.1%

5United KingdomUS$ 13.4 bn-7.6%

6SingaporeUS$ 11.9 bn-8.6%

7GermanyUS$ 11.5 bn+8.4%

8BangladeshUS$ 10.6 bn-7.8%

9Saudi ArabiaUS$ 10.3 bn-12.6%

10ItalyUS$ 7.79 bn+0.8%

11NepalUS$ 7.45 bn+0.8%

12AustraliaUS$ 7.28 bn-15.1%

13FranceUS$ 7.1 bn-10.8%

14South AfricaUS$ 7.01 bn-6.1%

15SpainUS$ 6.96 bn+46.1%

16MalaysiaUS$ 6.83 bn-6.7%

17VietnamUS$ 6.67 bn+22.8%

18JapanUS$ 6.04 bn-3.4%

19South KoreaUS$ 6.01 bn+3.3%

20Sri LankaUS$ 5.52 bn+21.2%

21CanadaUS$ 4.67 bn+10.6%

22RussiaUS$ 4.49 bn-7.9%

23IndonesiaUS$ 4.49 bn-16.5%

24OmanUS$ 4.02 bn-1.1%

25KenyaUS$ 4.02 bn+28.2%

26EgyptUS$ 3.87 bn+13.6%

27KuwaitUS$ 1.65 bn-14.6%

28QatarUS$ 1.62 bn-3.7%

29BhutanUS$ 1.25 bn-0.9%

30MauritiusUS$ 474 mn-30%

TradeStat’s 2023-24 country tables are double-counted, so country figures skip that year. Bangladesh, Nepal and Russia have not reported recent imports to UN Comtrade. TradeStat — Export Import Data Bank, Department of Commerce · UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division)